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Julia Bradbury's Canal Walks
Book accompanying BBC series featuring Llangollen, Worcs & Birm, Caledonian, Kennet & Avon Canals. 112 pages.
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Bradshaw's Canals and Navigable Rivers of England and Wales
Henry Rodolph de Salis
Old House reprint of 1904 book. Mainly facts and figures, not like the railway guide book, but interesting to canal historians.
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Narrow Boat
L T C Rolt
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One Man and a Narrowboat
Steve Haywood
Slowing down time on England's waterways. Revised and espanded version of "Fruit Flies like a Banana".
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Narrowboat Dreams: A Journey North by England's Waterways
Steve Haywood
an account of a journey around the Huddersfield and Rochdale Canals when they had recently re-opened
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Too Narrow to Swing a Cat
Steve Haywood
Going nowhere in particular on the Englisj waterways, with a South London cat as a new crew member.
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Canal & River Cruising
Sheila Davenport
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Water Under the Bridge: A Canal Odyssey Through the Heart of England
Julian Holland
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Canal Narrowboats and Barges
Tony Condor
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Tales from the Inland Waterways
Euan Corrie
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Waterways of Britain
The Times
an illustrated guide to Britain's stunning waterways
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The Last Number Ones
Hugh Potter (editor)
includes audio CD 
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London's Waterways
Derek Pratt
Beautiful photographs of the Thames and the canals, plus London's lesser-known and hidden rivers, with informative text.
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The Thames: A Photographic Journey from Source to Sea
Derek Pratt
Beautiful photographs of the Thames from its source in the Cotswolds to the North Sea, with informative text.
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Canals in the Heart of England
Alan Tyers
A look at the canals of the West Midlands.
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Anatomy of Canals: The Early Years
Anthony Burton, Derek Pratt
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Anatomy of Canals: The Mania Years
Anthony Burton, Derek Pratt
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Anatomy of Canals: Decline and Renewal
Anthony Burton, Derek Pratt
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Inland Waterways of Great Britain
Jane Cumberlidge (editor)
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Paint Roses and Castles: Traditional Narrow Boat Painting for Homes and Boats
Anne Young
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Canals Are My Home: Adventures in a Narrow Boat Along England's Waterways
Iris Bryce
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A Canal People
Robert Longden (photographer)
(out of print)
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Precious Cargo: Fifty Years of Hotel Boating
Robin Smithett
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A Home Afloat: Stories of Living Aboard Vessels of All Shapes and Sizes
Gary Cookson
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The Water Road: An Odyssey by Narrowboat Through England's Waterways
Paul Gogarty
The story of a 4-month circumnavigation by narrowboat of 'The Grand Cross' - the inland waterways linking the Thames, Humber, Severn and Mersey.
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Exploring Britain's Canals: A Practical Guide (Towpath Guide)
Nick Corble
Looks at the canal network, users, types of boats, decorations, buying a boat, basic navigation, living onboard, and the surrounding flora and fauna. "An invaluable first-stop reference book".
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Britain's Restored Canals
Roger Squires
Originally published as "Canals Revived", this new book has been extended to bring the story up to date. Illustrated by Harry Arnold |
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Ireland's Inland Waterways
Ruth Delaney (editor)
A comprehensive guide to the history and development of the canal systems of Ireland from the 1730s to the present day. Now updated to include recent developments.
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Canal Tunnels of England and Wales
D Appleby, A Gilbert, S Samuel
This book covers every single English canal tunnel ever built including the most recent examples on the Huddersfield and Rochdale canals and those that have disappeared or were never even completed.
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Voices from the Waterways
Edited by Jean Stone
Stories of the watermen who lived and worked on the inland waterways, on narrowboat or barge, wherry, coracle or tanker and who witnessed the final stages of the closing of the waterways to commercial traffic. First-hand recollections accompanied by photographs.
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Discovering Canals in Britain
Peter L Smith
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Walking on Water: Exploring the Arteries of England
Nick Corble
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Journey Without End
A Voyage Through the English Waterways
David Bolton
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Narrow Dog to Carcassonne
Two foolish people, one odd dog, an English canal boat... and the adventure of a lifetime
Terry Darlington
plus delivery
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Narrow Dog to Indian River
By English narrowboat through an America nobody knows...
Terry Darlington
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The Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper
Jake Kavanagh
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Boats, Smoke, Steam and Folk: Exploring the Canals of the Midlands
Robert Davies
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English Canals Explained (England's Living History)
Stan Yorke
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Scotland's Millennium Canals: The Survival and Revival of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals
Guthrie Hutton
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Windlass in my Belt
John Thorpe
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The Lock Keeper's Daughter
Pat Warner
A Worcestershire canal childhood. |
Waterside Walks: 70 Walks Along the Canals and Rivers of Britain
Euan Corrie (editor)
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Britain's Canal and River Craft
Edward Paget-Tomlinson
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Waterways in the Making
Edward Paget-Tomlinson
£10.95
plus £1.99 handling charge
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Waterways at Work
by T Pellow
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The History of Canal and River Navigations
Edward Paget-Tomlinson
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Colours of the Cut
Edward Paget-Tomlinson, Tony Lewery
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Canal Arts and Crafts
Avril Lansdell
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James Brindley: The First Canal Builder
Nick Corble
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Black Country Canals
Paul Collins
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The Thames and Severn Canal
David Viner
(out of print)
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The Canal Builders
Anthony Burton
(out of print)
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Benjamin Outram, 1764-1805
R.B. Schofield
Story of the engineer who designed the Huddersfield Narrow, Peak Forest, etc.
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Women and Children of the Cut
Wendy Freer
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The Kennet and Avon Canal
Niall Allsop
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The Kennet and Avon Canal
Clive Hackford
(out of print)
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Restoring the Kennet & Avon Canal
Peter Lindley Jones
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Waterways (Living Landscapes)
James Crowden
From the National Trust's series "Living Landscapes".
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Canals - 50 Classics
Francis Frith
Contains 50 historic Frith photographs in black and white, some duotones and some with colour tinted details, with informative captions.
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Francis Frith's Canals and Waterways
Francis Frith, Dennis Needham
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Canals and Waterways (History in Camera)
Micheal E Ware
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Building the Lancaster Canal
by L Philpotts
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Anderton Boat Lift
David Carden
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Building Britain's Canals: An Illustrated History
D.D. Gladwin
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The May Flower: A Barging Childhood
Nick Ardley
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Waterways Past and Present
Derek Pratt
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Britain's Beautiful Canals
Canal Boat Magazine
Featuring the photographs of Derek Pratt
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Living Aboard
Nick Corble & Allan Ford
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Des Pawson's Knot Craft: 28 Ropework Projects
Des Pawson
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The Handbook of Knots
Des Pawson
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Knots and Splices
Steve Judkins and Tim Davison
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Adlard Coles Book of Knots
Peter Owen
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The Knots Directory
John Shaw
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Knots: The Art and Craft of Knots, Splicing, and Decorative Ropework
Gordon Perry
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Boater's Guide to Boating
Chris Deuchar
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Nicholson Boating Handbook
The Essential Guide to Getting Afloat
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Nicholson Guide to Boating
Martin Knowlden
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RYA European Waterways Regulations
Royal YachtingAssociation
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The Inland Waterways Manual
Emrhys Barrell
2006 edition
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The European Waterways: A Manual for First Time Users
Marian Martin
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Books about Boat Ownership and Maintenance now moved to a new page. |
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The Quiet Waters By
David Blagrove
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Hold on a Minute
Tim Wilkinson
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Anderton for Orders
Memoirs of a Canal Boatman in the Early 1950s
Tom Foxon
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A Boy off the Bank
Geoffrey Lewis
Wartime story of a how a troubled boy is saved by boating people.
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Starlight
Geoffrey Lewis
Town boy moves to the country and befriends a "boatee" boy.
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The Narrowboat Girl
Annie Murray
Tragic tale of Maryann who turns to the waterways for friendship.
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Water Gypsies
Annie Murray
Wartime volunteers complicate Maryann's life on a boat. Sequel to The Narrowboat Girl.
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